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    BOOM! New Contract in the City

    For almost (but not quite) double the day rate of my first contract at the airport I will have spent a whole week on the bench between gigs. It's my first ever time commuting to London, any seasoned vets have any pearls of wisdom they'd care to share?!

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    BOOM! New Contract in the City

    Where are you coming from ?

    London was at a standstill today with people coming in 3 hours late because or the trains and underground ?


    Ohh and welcome to the living wage
    Last edited by tarbera; 8 February 2018, 17:13.

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      #3
      Personally, I like a good sit down on the bench between contracts. 3 or 4 months after a 12 months+ gig is ideal, but fate plays a hand.

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        #4
        Basingstoke - so not too bad. 45-50 mins on the train and then a 15-20 minute walk to the office

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          #5
          Originally posted by unixman View Post
          Personally, I like a good sit down on the bench between contracts. 3 or 4 months after a 12 months+ gig is ideal, but fate plays a hand.
          Not even been in the game for 12 months yet fella, hoping that after this one I'll get a decent seat on the pine pony.

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            #6
            Originally posted by mattfx View Post
            For almost (but not quite) double the day rate of my first contract at the airport I will have spent a whole week on the bench between gigs. It's my first ever time commuting to London, any seasoned vets have any pearls of wisdom they'd care to share?!
            EDIT: Didn't read thread...

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              #7
              Originally posted by mattfx View Post
              BOOM! New Contract in the City


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                #8
                Originally posted by mattfx View Post
                Basingstoke - so not too bad. 45-50 mins on the train and then a 15-20 minute walk to the office


                I commute on the same line into Waterloo but get on further out. Been doing it for 18 years. Plenty of trains from Basingstoke, you might not always get a seat though and although the trains are nowhere as bad as Southern you'll end up cursing a couple of times a month.

                Things that will get on your nerves; guards with never ending announcements who think they're comedians, day trippers, loud people in the quiet zone, people who eat smelly food, people who nick your elbow or knee room.

                My advice, use the train time to catch up on iPlayer, read, learn a language etc and ignore your surroundings totally. Don't get stressed over things you cannot change and you'll learn to love it......
                ...my quagmire of greed....my cesspit of laziness and unfairness....all I am doing is sticking two fingers up at nurses, doctors and other hard working employed professionals...

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by mattfx View Post
                  For almost (but not quite) double the day rate of my first contract at the airport I will have spent a whole week on the bench between gigs. It's my first ever time commuting to London, any seasoned vets have any pearls of wisdom they'd care to share?!
                  Great BOOM - well done
                  Enjoy London Town.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by mattfx View Post
                    Basingstoke - so not too bad. 45-50 mins on the train and then a 15-20 minute walk to the office
                    How about basingstoke end? I did this sort of jourmey (not london) for a few years. Sucks the life out of you eventually. Long days.
                    Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!

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